Judgment For David’s Sin The writer did not state David’s motivation for taking a
census of Israel except to say that
Satan caused him to do so (v.11). Unlike the census
taken in the book of Numbers (Numbers
1:2) that God had ordered, it appears that this census
was taken so David could take pride …
David Builds an Altar David’s motivation for taking a census of Israel is not
given explicitly. We are told however that Satan caused
him to do it (v.11). The census taken in Numbers 1:2 was
God’s idea. This census was David’s idea, likely caused by
his pride in the strength of his army as he started to trust
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Judgment For David’s Sin
The writer did not state David’s motivation for taking a census of Israel except to say that Satan caused him to do so (v.11). Unlike the census taken in the book of Numbers (Numbers 1:2) that God had ordered, it appears that this census was taken so David could take pride …
David Builds an Altar
David’s motivation for taking a census of Israel is not given explicitly. We are told however that Satan caused him to do it (v.11). The census taken in Numbers 1:2 was God’s idea. This census was David’s idea, likely caused by his pride in the strength of his army as he started to trust more ...